The equipment used for this technique is the ETView TVTTM, a commercially available ETT, embedded with a mini video-camera at the tip of the tube. It provides direct endoscopic visualization of the larynx and tracheal mucosa, and thereafter allows the determination of the tip of the transtracheal needle during percutaneous puncture of the trachea, and hence may reduce the likelihood of paratracheal insertion, tracheal injury, or other technical complications.